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Property & Entrepreneurial Network Kent Useful Information... Property & Entrepreneurial Network Kent What’s it all about ?... First and foremost … … Property & Entrepreneurial Network Kent is all about YOU ! A warm welcome from your host Rick Walton and hope you enjoy this edition of the PEN Kent newsletter. PEN Kent was started in January 2011 and was set-up by Kent-based property investor Rick Walton in order to bring like-minded investors and budding entrepreneurs together to share ideas, contacts, best practices and also to provide a resource to help you through the tough times when things aren’t going as well as they could but to also celebrate your successes. Rick has been investing in the Kent area for just over 6 years now and in that time has travelled from complete novice to successfully running a multi-million pound portfolio. Having also worked as a consultant for Rich Dad Education, a leading international property & wealth training company during the last 4 years, Rick’s passion for helping and inspiring others to create their own financial future has also grown in this time … hence the growth of PEN Kent ! PEN Kent aims to provide a place to share ideas, contacts & connections and support you as you and your business grows. We carefully select guest speakers for the events so that they provide specific hints and tips on how to further your business and wealth. Future Dates for the Diary Pen Kent occurs every 3 rd Tuesday of the month (except December) from 7pm  Tuesday 21 st February 2012  Tuesday 17 th April 2012  Tuesday 20 th March 2012  Tuesday 15 th May 2012 Other Property Networking Groups Kent Property Club – Meet on the 2 nd Wednesday of the month Next event is 8 th February 2012 with Rory O’Mara & Arthur Kemp as guests Venue: Bridgewood Manor Hotel, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9AX Book now at : www.kentpropertyclub.comwww.kentpropertyclub.com Berkshire Property Meet – Meet on the 3 rd Monday of the month Next event is 20 th February - guest speaker is to be announced. Venue: Holiday Inn, Manor Road, Maidenhead, SL6 2RA Book now at : www.berkshirepropertymeet.comwww.berkshirepropertymeet.com Useful Websites www.mypropertypowerteam.co.ukwww.mypropertypowerteam.co.uk - Excellent resource for property investors www.rightmove.co.ukwww.rightmove.co.uk - Search for property sale & rental prices in your area www.easyroommate.co.ukwww.easyroommate.co.uk – Find tenants for your house shares www.nethouseprices.comwww.nethouseprices.com – Lists data on house sold prices www.insurance-desk.comwww.insurance-desk.com – Provider of landlords insurance cover www.closedbridgingfinance.comwww.closedbridgingfinance.com – Experts in short term bridging funding Thank you to those who have already visited the website at – www.penkent.com – do check out the useful links page and feel free to contact us if you would like to recommend any other great sites. To stay informed of future events, guest speakers and to receive the latest newsletter, then simply fill in the box to be added to the mailing list. PEN Kent Call : 07717 210690 “In Property : Your Network = Your NET WORTH” www.penkent.com PEN Kent Call : 07717 210690 “In Property : Your Network = Your NET WORTH” www.penkent.com

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17 th January – Gill Alton “Maidenhead MUMpreneur” Property & Entrepreneurial Network Kent Tonight’s Speaker... Property & Entrepreneurial Network Kent Next Month’s Event... PEN Kent Call : 07717 210690 “In Property : Your Network = Your NET WORTH” www.penkent.com PEN Kent Call : 07717 210690 “In Property : Your Network = Your NET WORTH” www.penkent.com 21 st February – Paul Ribbons “A Mistake Worth Millions” Gill Alton was first introduced to the ‘world of property investing’ by her husband in 1996, as he built a small portfolio of properties during the previous housing crash. As a couple they added to these a few years later, but didn’t follow the same due diligence and admit they were guilty of making several property investing mistakes. She gave up a senior corporate career to join her husband in their family business, Alton Mortgages Ltd, to only weeks later have their world fall apart with the Credit Crunch. This had a massive financial impact on their family but also made them understand just how powerful passive income can be when times are tough. This experience changed their whole attitude and focus to investing. Gill is going to share her story with us and how she has used that experience to go on to build stronger financial foundations for her family, taking her total family portfolio to 17 houses, with an asset value of over £1.6m and a monthly net income of around £4k. She lives in Maidenhead, but chooses to invest in Nottingham, so will share her reasons behind this and how she has gone on to launch two property businesses – Alton Property Partners and Venus Property Mentoring, all while juggling family life with two young children. As this is our 2012 kick off meeting, it seems appropriate to ask Gill to also give a high level overview of how she is approaching 2012 to make it another highly successful investing year. So get your pens and pads ready as there may well be some hints and tips you would like to take down. The next PEN Kent Meeting on welcomes Paul Ribbons as our main speaker. Paul is one of the country’s leading auction experts & has sold literally hundreds of properties in the last 15 years through auctions – a wealth of knowledge & experience that our guests will be keen to learn from & question. The Worst Landlord in the World Rather than a buy-and-hold investor, Paul is very forthright about his strengths and the strategies that he personally uses in the world of property. He freely admits “I would be the worst landlord in the world as I have no patience. I don’t want to babysit tenants or to be at their beck and call.” He continues “My philosophy is simple: buy something at below market value and sell it straight away! I take the money and run – I want massive income not passive income!” Sharing Strategies Paul is delighted to be able to share his own background and insights with over 25 years in the property world, when he comes to the next meet. From finding and buying houses off the open market that need modernisation, through to selling them on at auction for a profit, Paul will be sharing the techniques and strategies that he’s used for many years to make a success of his lengthy career in property. Paul confesses to coming across his particular techniques by complete accident, and he triumphs the belief that succeeding in property is not down to any factors of skill or intelligence. He strongly believes that anyone can do it, if they’re simply aware of what simple steps to follow. Paul’s strategy is still as relevant today as it was 15 years ago, and probably more relevant with a large amount of investors looking for a safer haven for their money than the banks. And if that shared knowledge wasn’t enough… Paul has also agreed to share how a near fatal financial mistake turned into a multi- million pound strategy, and also how you can buy something at asking price and still make a profit!

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